We connected with Dr. Stavros Papadopoulos, Founder & CEO of TileDB, Inc. while he was considering spinning TileDB out of Intel Science & Technology Center for Big Data at MIT. His mission of “making access to massive amounts of array data fast and easy” instantly resonated with us and we…

We’re very excited to announce investment of Nexus Venture Partners in Clover. Clover is a data driven health insurance company focused on transforming healthcare delivery in the US. They offer a cost-effective Medicare Advantage insurance plan for people aged 65 and over. …

Fast, actionable, asynchronous, yet near real-time nature of messaging has led to its graduation from being a standalone communication channel to a powerful nucleus supporting variety of emerging utilities and applications. Sensing a shift in preferences, businesses are advancing from “one-way, one-size-fits-all” communication (e.g., mobile alerts, reminders, authentication codes) to…

World has changed dramatically since 2006 (also the year when I founded my first startup — HelloIntern.com). Back then, the first question, which VCs asked was, “how will you make money?” Today, the fashion seems to have flipped. It’s almost considered sinful to ask that question to a new founder…

This post has been co-authored with my buddy, Pol Ferrer Catasus (@pol_ferrer). There has been a lot of talk recently in startup land about live video streaming from your mobile device, particularly after Twitter acquired Periscope for an undisclosed amount (estimated at approx. …

What follows is a case of, what I term, “deferred value capture”. WhatsApp surprised many when, in 2014, Facebook announced its acquisition for $19B (~$4.6B in cash, 178M shares of FB’s Class A common stock, 46M RSUs to employees). Background WhatsApp Messenger is a cross-platform mobile messaging application that allows people…

Our world is today more inter-connected than what it used to be a decade ago. In this connected world, our professional identity has become synonymous with one platform — LinkedIn. It’s a digital winner. Here is a sneak peek at the reasons: User-centric Business Model: LinkedIn’s user-centric mission of “connecting…

Over the centuries, we have got used to carrying physical wallets. The size of the wallet remained the same however; the portfolio of articles that wallets carry kept going up — cash, credit card, debit card, loyalty cards (e.g., CVS extra care, SPG, United MileagePlus), health insurance card, government ID…

The entry of app-enabled ride-sharing services, such as Uber and Lyft, has solved several pain-points for us – the consumers. I often feel, consumers have gained significantly not just on reduced cost of mobility but also on a better customer experience – friendly drivers, better and cleaner cars, removed hassle…